Israel, Hezbollah cling to deterrence to avoid escalation Most experts doubt an expansion of the Israel-Hezbollah conflict on the Lebanon-Israel border, but events on another border could change that. Lebanon
Families of Israeli hostages file complaint against Hamas at ICC Representatives of the families of Israeli hostages arrived at the International Criminal Court in The Hague with 1,000 pages of evidence and testimonies against Hamas. Israel
ADNOC, BP form natural gas joint venture in Egypt The British energy major said Wednesday it would contribute its interests in three development concessions and exploration agreements in Egypt to the joint venture. Egypt
What we know about Iran's gas pipelines explosions Iran has experienced several explosions, fires and other disruptions in recent years, and some of them have been blamed on the United States and Israel. Iran
Analysis France leads EU in sanctioning violent Israeli settlers France has become the first European Union member state to enact sanctions against extremist Israeli settlers. By Rina Bassist In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs
How Egypt’s takeover of UNHCR asylum claims will impact vulnerable refugees The Egyptian government is preparing to assume the role of registering and determining asylum claims, which could have drastic consequences for people seeking asylum in Egypt. Egypt
Iran, Russia urge calm following new Armenia-Azerbaijan clashes Iran has significant interests at stake in the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, having a somewhat tense relationship with the latter. Iran